The first paragraph ignores the fact
that 5methylcytosine is part of the genetic code.
So now we're up to 5 bases.
They also ignored the fact
that RNA is also part of the genetic code.
RNA substitutes uracil in place of thymine.
So that is a 6th base that they ignored.

If measured by mass then muscle cells win.
If measured by number, then the answer varies:
the average human body contains between 40-74% bacterial cells
with an average of around 57%.
That means that most people do have more bacterial cells than human cells ...
but many do not.

I am absolutely ... almost certain ...
that I fall within that last group.

They discovered a naturally occurring bacteria in soil called Diazotroph.
They determined that the bacteria could be used to speed up
the germination process of certain crops, like barley and oats, by 50 percent,
potentially helping to fulfill the rising demand for food worldwide (4:45)

Their definition of life:
"The harnessing of chemical energy in such a way
that the energy-harnessing device makes a copy of itself."

Most definitions of life do not take into account the evolutionary steps
that led from inorganic matter evolving into organisms that we recognize as alive.
This definition, however, recognizes that life is a process:
it is just one direction that the evolution of matter can take.

I emailed the author, Michael Blaber, and he clarified one statement in the article
regarding the contribution of green plant life to the Earth's atmospheric oxygen,
by adding that plants would have contributed to an 'increase' in atmospheric oxygen
which was already present as a result of the Great Oxygenation Event, 2 billion years earlier.

When Stanley Miller created amino acids from inorganic compounds
in his lab in 1953, the religious world went nuts.
For over 60 years they have furiously and desperately fought back
with feeble and humiliating attempts to discredit his discovery.

Well, it's time for Ghost Worshipers to go nuts again.
In addition to Miller's work, they will now have to tackle this new discovery:
amino acids can also be created by comet and meteor impacts.

This is the best example you will ever get,
of the logical fallacy known as "Moving the Goalposts."
Creationists are forced to retreat ever further each time science advances.
The goalposts are no longer on the field; they have been moved into the stands,
out of the stadium, and are currently located somewhere outside the state.
Yet they will never give up.
They will go to their graves holding on to their childish, ancient fairy tales.

Pascal asked "what have they got to lose&nbsp?"

Nothing; if you don't mind living, the only life you will ever know ...

Trigger Warning:
For you Conservative Christians who have not yet been able
to reconcile science with your bizarre religious beliefs,
you may want to come back after the video ends.
(give it about 10 minutes just to be on the safe side)
Suggested activities during your break time include praying
or throwing darts at pictures of gay people.

That creature came along way after the sponges and jellies
but is considered a direct&nbsp ancestor of all animals.
Hopefully, more research will provide further clarification
and explain how this creature fits in (in relation to the sponges and jellies).

Family tree of the four groups of early humans
living in Eurasia 50,000 years ago
and the gene flow between the groups due to interbreeding.
(The tree is easier to understand if you read it upwards from the root)

The Peregrine Falcon holds the world record in the animal kingdom
for the highest speed ever attained in the skies (over 200 mph).
However, that speed occurs when the bird is diving (gravity-assisted).
So which animal holds the record (over 100 mph) for horizontal flight speed?

Incredible science videos like that last one can give a skeptical thinker pause;
which brings up an interesting side story:

Many years ago, a magazine that I trusted (Discover) ran a story about "Hotheads."
They were carnivorous mole rats who gathered beneath people and animals
who were traversing thin ice in the arctic.
The group could produce enough heat with their heads (hence the term "Hotheads")
to melt the ice and deliver their dinner to them.

It turned out to be an April Fools prank.
But they didn't bother to note that after the story.
Based on all the incredible things that I've learned about the animal world
(like the bird-catching fish above),
I tended to accept even bizarre stories when they were from reputable sources.

I thought the most interesting part of the story was when they discussed the fact
that it was not published in order to "preserve decency."
How does hiding the truth about animal behavior preserve human decency?

Your guess is as good as mine.
Besides, since World War 1 began the next year,
I would offer that human decency could only go in one direction ...
even if it mimicked penguins.

As you can tell by the name,
this dinosaur has been approved by both Christians and Muslims
who have made it "the official dinosaur for traditional marriage."

Creationists are also thrilled because they believe
that this is further proof that tyrannosaurs were gentle tofu eaters.
The fact that, even today there exist fanged deer and sharp-toothed fruit bats,
has no effect on any discovery that they think they can use
to trick the intellectually naive.